Punjab governor urges India to reciprocate to goodwill gesture of Pakistan
- By Web Desk -
- Nov 28, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar on Wednesday urged India to reciprocate to the goodwill gesture of Pakistan to open Kartarpur border crossing.
“Fighting war or having disputes with each other is not the solution to any problem,” he said while talking to a local news channel.
The Punjab governor said the Indian government should also come forward and sit together with Pakistan on negotiation table.
He said leaders of different religions had acknowledged and appreciated the decisions taken by the Pakistani government to facilitate the followers of all faiths.
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Chaudhry Sarwar said people belonging to any of the religions were enjoying full freedom in Pakistan to perform their religious obligations.
To a query, the Punjab governor expressed serious concerns over the atrocities and gross human rights violations of Indian forces against innocent Kashmiris. He demanded solution to the issue in accordance with the wishes of Kashmiri people under the United Nations resolutions.
Prime Minister Imran Khan performed the groundbreaking of the much-awaited Kartarpur corridor that will connect Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur to Dera Baba Nanak in India’s Gurdaspur district.
The ground-breaking ceremony was attended by Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and other government officials.
Former Indian cricketer and member of Punjab cabinet Navjot Singh Sidhu and other Indian ministers were also present at the occasion,
A group of Indian journalists and international media were also in attendance to cover the unprecedented event .
The formal opening of the work of the Kartarpur Corridor in India had begun on November 26 after a formal ceremony.